Re: [icann-europe] Recommended Reading: Brad Templeton on ICANN andthe DNS

[Marc Schneiders <marc@schneiders.org>]

On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, at 01:02 [=GMT+0200], Griffini Giorgio wrote:

> When answering to Lutz Donnerhacke  Thomas Roessler wrote:
> 
> > >This new name system must be able to collect different mappings 
> > >without collision. The result might be a search engine like name 
> > >service ...
> > 
> > ... and the use of phone numbers instead of e-mail addresses?  No 
> > thanks. ;-)

> This is more or less exactly what millions of users actually do
> when they use ICQ. Surely is not as friendly as using a name but
> actually works well for zillions telephone device out there. 

Both ICQ and (mobile) phones have their own directory. You put in
someone who talks to you without even looking at the number. You
don't have to type (or remember) the number ever. 

> All
> other benifical considerations about this kind of approach show up
> by themselves (no uniqueness problems, IP claims insulated within
> their 'natural' geographical boundaries... etc...) The problem is
> that very few (percentually speaking) domain name holders would
> like to sacrifice the 'privilege' of being identified by the
> wordlwide unique 'name' they (usually) had the chance to choose
> and register by themselves . Also so many companies made this a
> business and some of them even a 'very big' business...that there
> are very few chances for a switch to this new (although
> technically old) paradigm in the short term. 

It does not make sense to put a long number on a car, or advertize it
on the radio (unless it is 1111111111). People will not remember it,
when they get to their office.

It is not so much a matter of how to contact your friends and
relatives. They are in your private directory in your mobile, ICQ etc.
It is all about how people think they can sell their stuff. Telling
this is wrong does not make it go away, just as telling an alcoholic
to stop drinking does not help.

The DNS as we have it, will not go away, unless a real alternative
comes up that satisfies everyone, including marketing managers. 

-- 
Marc@Schneiders.ORG


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